New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-29
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AN AcRID CONTROVERSY BETWEEN DIR. GEORGE

AN ACRID Controversy BETWEEN DR.. GEORGE +.
PENTFCOsr AND THE REV. p. :. TEACHER.
BosTo> Nov. % (Spcciah.-The weltknown clergy
man the Rev Dr. George +. Pentecost, formerly of the
Warren Avenue BAPTIST Church Bostsl, ana the Tomp
kins Avenue Church. Brooklyn, has become mixed up in
n controversy with Unitarian clergyman at Augusta,
Me- which IL interesting to the public DR.. Pentecost,
WHO has uecn laboring at Augusta for about week on
invitation tho South fongrcga ona Church, dis
tnrbcI by the following item which appeared in The
Ketucb,c Journd:
The Rev DR. Pentrcost pail churches 1923 40
for the \ weeks ne ltDOred at cleveland, Onto.
ON investigation it appeared that this item had been
sent To The Jov,ai Office by the Rev. p T. Thacher the
p,sor of the Unitarian Church in Augusta. The
elist hen directed The following letter to Mr. Thacher
MAY ak what in sending u me JoUrnat
t c f r ne or Of The Jo%raa ca upon me- ur
day and rcprdsel e. amt So th5t yon hal banded IL IN
rtc am what your object doubtless
yen will pardon my curiosity
Mr. 1hachcr replied:
Wien heard Of TIC great pccunry sacrifice had ma 70
IN ost and so brother mI .,sr
lie rcpicl II srelortei hat two weh men in NV.
he recrvei the churches" THIS statement Induced
wI5s 10 on rcecvc .P o M %c w yoa cc
th,re. This uclned coi"ciiIn Of tl7s 49, ta.gn IN tho
TAN lie truth aua help others SO IT,
At the opening OF the services sunday morning, says
di-natch to The BoS'ph Jo"1d. DR. Pcnterost. before
delivering his sermon related the circumstance Of tie
publication the in the local paper and reviewed
Mr. Ih1chcr's course H. assorted that 1t of
the Unitarian minister's business any body cl,,s.
what he received from churches He not I'm the
work - make Money. for he pastorate which
paid him - 900 and during MA five years labors
in he evlugeiist.c iel he had not any year
ccivr,I lf j.!at aiuouat II not customary 20 ask
unrauu of clurclr- we'd i1i they
please 10 CIV" ~ IN lie rla eilkHd hr Ihcer
"A. a nu>, body who WAS mctdhng win that whicn
~ o., uenc of ms business, ami uc could relieve that gfn
t.inls mind hr tufur ulnc lin al ic .h1uld not ell
or him TO- funds -" charged the Uriiptiln mister
With -uusglA. he lem into PRINT 20 iJ ire the revival
work.
rnc large congregation wronsht NJ 20 n high
pitch feeling darn. these and today tier u
mall amount 90 excitement over the ma ter d. me
CIV Nr IN trL'r strs L. hil iI'rn ION Ol Snug
EDITOR hc stppn-~l He s'oll not written ire
item D. sad h,d Mr. Ivuicoo.t been aisidary 'r1vrl
10 cr, .i.n. Mr. Ihacher'- Crvrl nj CORRESPONDENT
wax pr ,iosucr. = iuitrltn clrseymcn ml the i,1rr
go sernol criticised llr Pen ccosts Wor, IN that city.
ITENED TNIO NLETTNG YOR NOME ETLE
C,uri>. soy IS .'pr.t'.-A h.g peace W.ctiug IN
T. ou.. T. Dudley. ext ou.ul - LIVERPOOL. presided.
ar ,l i....cs were made hy w. >. Crcmcr, st. T., and
IIoIcr ~I,aar. Il. T. While Nh orcncr wa, talk x an
Ir.anau in r,c aulicucc Jumped up and exclaimed:
"Girc us ARBITRATION Tor frclHut"
There was cp. .oa .n.tluty. Mcn over the audi
cnrc m.,c up w,y.nt lcr ua's anu .ontug lrc
l1ul G,ld 20 ana PlrlrlL Nr Crcmrr wa, unable 10
80 on .'l ds,.y hartman DIl.rv inlna-"t o-aJ t'al
bot visitor. favored Np-e E1le f,r ireland r'II wcrs
uumhefrt among F1rnel'. strongest alli.-. The u ~
iA.ftutl. .III ur-dH cheering
luton o'r-ed hVfh' cha rnIn flvnrus 900 in''r-
.Oui' convention Wuru .nOu1~ l. iuirF intir-l To
hl, ie. pu aoi i".o Ifou ttt"rius ar.'ra on 10.
do,n.tro Ten lr+iinL 'lr tur.cy'a resolution Was
passed Nl ID VIII shout